1st C. Celtic-Romano Iron Dagger w/ Bronze Guard
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Description
**Originally Listed At $500**
Ancient Western Europe, Celtic-Roman border region, ca. 1st century BCE. A beautiful forged-iron dagger with a curved profile boasting a thick spine, a sharpened edge, and a slender tip. A thin cast-bronze hand guard wraps around the upper shoulder of the blade, and a thick tang still bears the entirety of a single rivet. Fractured areas above the rivet suggest the handle was of a longer size than its current state and likely had a perishable handle cover made from bone, stone, or bronze. Size: 1.25" W x 11.5" H (3.2 cm x 29.2 cm).
Provenance: ex-private Green collection, York, England, United Kingdom
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#136920
Ancient Western Europe, Celtic-Roman border region, ca. 1st century BCE. A beautiful forged-iron dagger with a curved profile boasting a thick spine, a sharpened edge, and a slender tip. A thin cast-bronze hand guard wraps around the upper shoulder of the blade, and a thick tang still bears the entirety of a single rivet. Fractured areas above the rivet suggest the handle was of a longer size than its current state and likely had a perishable handle cover made from bone, stone, or bronze. Size: 1.25" W x 11.5" H (3.2 cm x 29.2 cm).
Provenance: ex-private Green collection, York, England, United Kingdom
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#136920
Condition
Original handle and handle cover missing. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, losses to top of tang, blade edge, and blade tip, with heavy oxidation to iron components, and roughness across all surfaces. Nice earthen deposits throughout, and great patina along bronze hand guard.
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1st C. Celtic-Romano Iron Dagger w/ Bronze Guard
Estimate $700 - $1,050
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